How to see it
Eta Ant has a visual magnitude of about 5.15: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Eta Ant: right ascension 9h 58m 52s, declination −35° 53′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Antlia constellation (IAU figure Ant).
Catalog context
Eta Ant. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48926, HD 86629, Gaia DR3 5434468784453279616. In the SkyKeepsake Antlia (Ant) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5434468784453279616
- HIP
- 48926
- HD
- 86629
- gaia_dr3
- 5434468784453279616
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Eta Ant
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.15